Project of the Day: 'Councilwoman Castillo' Cleans Hotel Rooms in the Day

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"Councilwoman Castillo"
Tweetable Logline:

Here's your daily dose of an indie film in progress; at the end of the week, you'll have the chance to vote for your favorite.

In the meantime: Is this a movie you’d want to see? Tell us in the comments.

"Councilwoman Castillo"

Tweetable Logline:

A #documentary about a politician whose day job is cleaning hotel rooms. Now that is a film about our democracy. goo.gl/7YdRl

Elevator Pitch:

This documentary film is about a City Councilwoman in Providence, RI
whose day job is cleaning hotel rooms. It is a film about our democracy,
who can participate, and on what terms. How would public policy change
if more low-wage workers held public office? What does city government
look like from the inside? What is the personal toll of fighting for
change? We started following Councilwoman Castillo when she won her
election in 2011, and will continue through her reelection campaign of
2014.

"From the beginning I was inspired by Castillo's decision to run for
office, despite all of the challenges of public life, and by her
fighting spirit. The journey begins after winning an election. What does
government look like from the inside? How does one implement all the
changes that were part of the campaign speeches? I hope this film will
start a national conversation. We all complain that we get more of the
same out of our politicians, and most of us are not happy about it. How
would public policy change if more low-wage workers were elected to
office?" -- Margo Guernsey